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The Long Emergency | 
| Author: James Howard Kunstler
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  209 reviews
Sales Rank: 1029233
Media: Paperback
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1
ISBN: 1843544539
Dewey Decimal Number: 300
EAN: 9781843544531
ASIN: 1843544539
Publication Date: August 26, 2005
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Book Description
With his classics of social commentary The Geography of Nowhere and Home from Nowhere, James Howard Kunstler has established himself as one of the great commentators on American space and place. Now, with The Long Emergency, he offers a shocking vision of a post-oil future. As a result of artificially cheap fossil-fuel energy, we have developed global models of industry, commerce, food production, and finance over the last 200 years. But the oil age, which peaked in 1970, is at an end. The depletion of nonrenewable fossil fuels is about to radically change life as we know it, and much sooner than we think. The Long Emergency tells us just what to expect after the honeymoon of affordable energy is over, preparing us for economic, political, and social changes of an unimaginable scale. Riveting and authoritative, The Long Emergency is a devastating indictment that brings new urgency and accessibility to the critical issues that will shape our future, and that we can no longer afford to ignore. It is bound to become a classic of social science.
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 Have a box of tissue handy August 3, 2008
This is an important book that every thinking person should read. It will never be a musical.
 Another Cassandra calling July 31, 2008
Kunstler offers much vallid research and seems to make sense about the immediate future. Unfortunately, his credibility drops to 50% when he gives an obviously pro-Israeli view of the Middle East and Israel's problems. His view of it makes it clear that he is a Jew (as am I) and he is clouded by bias. That bias undermines the validity of his book, in my opinion.
The future is grim, but hopefully not this grim July 27, 2008
Wow, this book is a punch in the stomach for energy-addicted countries, especially the United States. The week I finished this book, oil increased 10$ a barrel in one day. Even if you do not believe everything in this book, the basic premise is sound- an one echoed increasingly by many decision makes and politcos that are not living in a fantasy world of their own concoction- that we as a country, as a world civilization, better get ready for post peak oil world. And if we don't start making hard choices soon, the we are in a world of pain, not to much later.
Wake up and smell the coffee, humans. The future is coming at us fast.
A Wake Up Call July 26, 2008
This is a must read for anyone who wants to know how to survive the coming global financial meltdown. Kunsler shocks you into reality making you aware of the awful mess our planet and our governments are in.
We are now searching for a property where we can survive off the grid where we grow our vegetables and live without reliance on others to supply our basics. This shoud be compulsory reading for all.
A Must Read! July 22, 2008
Kuntsler's got it right regarding the challanges we face in the not too distant future. His wit and sarcasm combined with a clear writing style make this work a most enjoyable read.
Kuntsler also presents his case cogently in a video entitled The End of Suburbia. I have been influenced by his work, and have actually made lifestyle changes ranging from the use of compact florescent lightbulbs to an investment in a sustainable living community to help me to cope with the coming difficulties that Kuntsler predicts.
There is one point that I would like to add. I see a ray of hopefulness in recent advances in lithium ion battery technology, that will allow the production of electric cars that are actually usable. Theses advances had not been achieved prior to the writing of this book, and therefore are not included in Kuntsler's vision of The Long Emergency. Thank you James Kuntsler for making us aware of the implications of the unsustainable lifestyle arrangements we have created.
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